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air mass Air-mass thunderstorms aloft altitude altocumulus altostratus anticyclone atmosphere calories cause Centigrade characteristics cirrostratus cirrus clouds cold air cold front condensation convection cooling cumulonimbus cumulonimbus clouds cumulus decreases density develop dew point dry air effect energy extratropical cyclone Fahrenheit föhn wind forecasting formation formed freezing frontal g/kg gradient ground Hemisphere horse latitudes increase indicates inversion isallobaric isobars katabatic winds land lapse rate latitudes layers liquid meteorology miles mixing ratio line moisture North occlusion occur orographic particles perature polar front Polar Pacific precipitation pressure pseudo-adiabatic chart radiation rain relative humidity rising air saturation showers snow source region specific humidity squall stable storm stratus summer surface heating synoptic Temp thermal tropical cyclone Tropical Gulf turbulence unstable upper air usually vertical warm air warm front warm sector warmer water vapor wave weather winds winter